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"As a person who has experienced this, would you recommend others to study medicine?" On the occasion of the 7th Chinese Doctors' Day, 10 doctors including Tao Yong, an ophthalmologist at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, were interviewed by reporters and talked about how they view the profession of "doctor". According to Life Times, Dr. Tao Yong, who was seriously injured, said that if he could choose again, he would choose to study medicine; Dr. Ning Chen of Beijing Friendship Hospital said: "Studying medicine should not be advised. If you have love for humanity, studying medicine can help you find the glory of life."

August 19th is the seventh "Chinese Doctors' Day". This year's theme is "Advocate the humanistic spirit and demonstrate the benevolence of doctors". Several doctors interviewed said "to treat patients" and "to care for humanity", which is the true expression of advocating the humanistic spirit. Medical humanities are the core spirit of medicine and the modern version of the story of "Spring Warmth in the Apricot Forest". It is a portrayal of the benevolence of doctors who are patient-oriented, based on human nature, and always care about and love patients. It is precisely because of the common adherence to this value that generations of medical staff will work overtime and strive for excellence, standing under the shadowless lamp for several or more than ten hours; will rush forward without hesitation to save people who are in shock or sick in any occasion; will stick to their posts even when the work is heavy and even when they encounter misunderstandings from patients and their families; will charge in the opposite direction when major infectious diseases such as SARS and major disasters occur, and go all out to race against time and fight against the disease.

Being a doctor first requires a heart of love, a compassionate heart that cannot bear to see patients suffer, and a sense of mission to use all one's abilities and methods to treat patients. Because of the humanistic spirit, the cold operating table and the daunting ward have become warm. "When can I forget myself when treating the heart, and I can make mistakes at any time when practicing surgery." Not only do I have skills in my hands, but I also have emotions in my heart. This is the sincerity and warmth that only doctors have, the care and strength that countless patients need, and the most precious wealth of the national medical system. When talking about their feelings about the profession of doctor, Academician Chen Keji said, "A good doctor is first of all a good person"; Academician Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Advanced machines cannot replace the warmth of doctors"; Academician Huang Hefeng explained, "Doctors should not only save the dying and the wounded, but also have a heart of benevolence. The heart of benevolence is reflected in our care for patients and their families, paying attention to their physical and mental changes in each stage of treatment, and giving them a certain amount of care. Sometimes a greeting may be remembered by patients and their families for a lifetime. A truly excellent doctor must be able to take into account both technology and warmth, and be able to heal patients both physically and psychologically." This is the deep feeling of being a great doctor, and it is also an earnest message to the younger generation of medical staff. The so-called benevolence of doctors is the perfect fusion of humanistic spirit and medical spirit.

Patients entrust their lives to doctors, so good doctors must go all out. Doctors and patients are natural communities of interests. It is worth pointing out that the humanistic spirit not only flows from the hearts of doctors, but should also become the basic guarantee for doctors by the whole society. While advocating the humanistic spirit of modern medicine, we should also advocate humanistic care for the medical and nursing community. Doctors are the guardians of everyone's health and life. To protect the safety of every doctor around us is to protect the life-saving concept of "people first, life first", to protect the humanistic spirit of doctors "people-oriented, warm spring in the medical field", and to protect the life safety and physical and mental health of ourselves and our families.

Because they respect the only life that everyone has, and because they care for the patients who give their lives to them, generations of medical workers have passed on the humanistic spirit, demonstrating boundless love in every bit of curing and saving lives. I wish every medical worker a happy holiday, and I hope more people will choose to study medicine.

(Original title: "Today is Doctors' Day! Humanistic spirit adds warmth to protect life" by Xin Yin from Beijing Evening News)